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Bringing in a steady flow of new clients and maintaining existing clients is paramount for any successful advisory practice. However, on occasion a client will leave, opting for another advisor or deciding to do their planning themselves. In my six years as an independent RIA, I have lost four clients. I tend to take client departures personally even though I realize that's not the proper perspective. What I have learned in the process is the topic of this post and I hope it will help some of you process this type of event when it occurs. Let's begin with why clients leave.
Clients choose to leave their advisor for a multitude of reasons. Often the advisor fails to meet the client's expectations. Many times, if the advisor only knew what the client was expecting, they could have saved the relationship. However, sometimes the client is seeking something the advisor cannot deliver, in which case the exit is unavoidable. Client expectations are something that should be discussed in detail in the very beginning before you decide to accept the client.
Personality also plays a major role. For example, I asked a client recently why they chose me over another advisor. They said they liked my personality better. Because that's such a vague answer I dug deeper. It turns out that when they met with the other advisor for lunch the advisor's phone rang several times during lunch and he decided to answer it. I don't know about you, but I believe this conveys the message that the client is not as important as the phone call. Hence, I would suggest never answering a phone call when you're with a prospective client, unless it's an emergency. I believe one of the most common errors an advisor makes is not spending adequate time to ask the right questions in the initial interview.
Here are a few do's and don'ts which may help. I realize there are many more and that this only scratches the surface. But it is a start.
The Do's of Prospect Meetings
- Give the client your undivided attention when meeting in person or talking on the phone.
- Develop a series of questions designed to gently probe into the client's expectations and past experiences.
- Stay calm, but show enough enthusiasm to let the prospect know that you are interested….in them!
- Act professionally, but be willing to let the real you show. That's what they're buying!
- Talk in terms of the client. After all, to them, they are the most important person in the conversation.
The Don'ts of Prospect Meetings
- Don't appear too anxious for their business. This can send up a red flag.
- Never act prideful. Humility will attract better than pride. You can be confident, but let it show in your actions.
In closing, I'd like to share a brief conversation I had with a wholesaler this past week. I had sent off for some information on one of his firm's products. It arrived, I read it, and decided I wasn't interested. When he called to follow up, I politely conveyed my disinterest to him. However, in typical "sales" fashion, he responded by telling me all about "his" company and "his" product. I remained polite and calm, but informed him that talking about "his" interests did nothing to sway me. If he wanted to gain my acceptance, he should have asked what my objections were, clarified them to assure he fully understood, then attempted to overcome the objections by discussing how his product could help me and my clients in some way.
Selling an intangible is challenging but rewarding. To those who learn well, it can support a comfortable lifestyle. But never forget, we work for the client and they are more likely to be interested in us when they know we are interested in them.
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Last year, she played a lamb. The year before that, a flower princess. This year, she isn't dancing in the Nutcracker. But she is seeing it. Maple Youth Ballet presents The Nutcracker, December 18th through the 23rd. And finally, my youngest, JBean, will get to see it. She has been wanting to see it most of her life.
She did see a Nutcracker, of sorts, last year. The dancing was wonderful, as was the staging. But it was a special performance for schools and included awful narration, referencing how much more exciting it was then the Power Rangers! My daughter was disgusted. Who narrates a ballet, she wanted to know.
This time around, we are seeing the real Nutcracker, at Irvine and Newport Beach's premier conservatory of dance, Maple Conservatory. We cannot wait. I hope this is the start of a holiday tradition.
You can attend, too. There are still seats available! Why not take a break from your holiday preparations to enjoy some family time? Tickets range from $20-$28 dollars, which is reasonable for a full-fledged production. I can't wait, and I know my daughter is filled with joy at the prospect!
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I heard recently from a longtime Salem resident chagrined to see work under way on the town's new roundabout.
I have to admit the nostalgia-inclined curmudgeon in me shares with him some horror of the whole thing.
Salem Four Corners has long been one of the geographic mainstays of the region, not unlike the Submarine Base or Ocean Beach Park or Lantern Hill.
Not only has Salem Four Corners been the commercial and geographic center of the rural town, but its shape has literally become part of the name. And now will it be Salem Roundabout? Really?
Would New York pave over Central Park?
In fact, the project has already led to the demolition of two old town landmarks, a garage on the northwest corner and the town's original General Store building on the southwest corner.
I found references to them both in old stories in The Day going back to the 1920s, long before the major suburbanization of the town began.
I found one story from 1953 about how 100 houses were built in Salem that year. The population had doubled in the prior 35 years.
Salem Four Corners, the intersection of Routes 82 and 85, has in more recent years become less a town center and more a major intersection on the main route connecting southern New London County with Hartford.
Hence the logic of a roundabout, to replace a traditional town center. It is interesting that a roundabout is car-centric, while a four-way intersection accommodates people, too.
The intersection is just a short distance from the end of the truncated Route 11, which absorbs a lot of northbound Route 85 traffic and dumps the southbound traffic in the other direction.
In learning more about the reasons for this $3.5 million state traffic makeover, I spoke to a state Department of Transportation engineer who noted that the request for the change first came from the town.
It turns out, the engineer explained, the Salem intersection ranks fairly high on lists of unsafe intersections around the state, both for accidents at the traffic light and some at the driveway of a nearby gas station.
There were 24 collisions at the intersection, with seven injuries and one fatality, in the last five years. The intersection ranked 322 on the state's unsafe list.
The other location, the gas station driveway, ranked 121 on the state list, with 38 accidents and 18 injuries over the last five years.
The theory of the roundabout is that it slows and calms the traffic down. Of course it eliminates the head-on collisions caused by crossing opposing traffic, the kind that traditionally occurs at Salem Four Corners.
I did a tour of some of the businesses near the intersection and got kind of a mixed response to the roundabout from managers and employees, everything from disinterest to enthusiasm for the project.
There is some pervasive anxiety that the construction will hurt business this summer.
But the greatest underlying fear I heard from businesses was not related to the roundabout or the related construction.
The idea that Route 11 might some day be finished is what most worries Salem businesses near Routes 85 and 2. Curiously, the completion of Route 11 would largely eliminate the need for a roundabout.
I am all for improving traffic safety. And since it's mostly federal money doing this work, I guess we in Connecticut are supposed to be pleased the money is not going to some other part of the country.
Still, the curmudgeon in me hates to see the paving over of a town's history.
I wish they could have first tackled the 321 other places higher on the list of unsafe locations.
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An Exit Interview With Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Today is a big day for Edgar Bronfman Jr. — his last as chairman of Warner Music Group.
A fixture in the music industry since the mid-1990s, Bronfman led WMG during a period of profound tumult, navigating a rough transition from CD to the digital download, and grappling with a generation of younger consumers who don't always want pay for digital music.
Onstage at D: Dive Into Media this afternoon, Bronfman reflected on the evolution of the music industry, Apple, and the fate of EMI, which is currently being pursued by Universal Music.
"It strikes me as hubris that Universal will buy EMI," Bronfman told Peter Kafka of AllThingsD. "What it will do is create a super-major that will have far too much power. … I think when Universal goes up over 40 percent market share, I don't see how reasonable regulators can countenance. It will impact not just labels, but artists and cultural diversity. … Warner is going to fight this tooth and nail, and I hope others will join us."
As with today's Neil Young session, the perceived obsolescence of the recording industry was a topic of conversation and, as you might imagine, Bronfman feels labels remain a necessity.
"Commercial success still hasn't come to an artist that isn't signed to a record label, he said. "There are very few artists that can succeed without the help of a record label. The role of the record label is still required, it's still necessary."
And not just for musicians. Consumers need labels, as well.
"I really do think consumers are busy, and trying to sort through millions and millions of artists to find the ones that they might like just requires far too much work. That's where the labels come in."
A few other remarks worth noting …
On mobile:
Mobile is coming. It's still not really there. It's on the iPhone because Apple has a content strategy, but it's not really there on other devices. … I think the mobile platform is a massive opportunity for music. … Think about it. The iPod made music mobile, but today, how many devices do you need to walk around with? You want it on just one. And inevitably that's going to be the phone.
On Google Music:
Google Music is an oxymoron.
On unbundling:
Any time you can give consumers more of what they want, it's a good thing. Unbundling the album is a good thing. In the case of music — because it is content that you can slice into songs — doing that is of huge benefit to consumers.
On Apple and iTunes:
Apple from day one believed in music and content. That was the good news. The bad news is that they decided all songs where created equal, and I fought Steve on that. Ultimately, Apple got the better part of that deal. Ultimately, I wish we'd gotten more pricing flexibility.
On Spotify:
We see Spotify as incrementally positive. It's not slowing down music sales or downloads. We would all love to make more money from Spotify, but Spotify needs to make money, too. But artists should know that it is a real and growing revenue stream.


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Pre-test genetic counseling increases cancer knowledge for BRCA patients
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. Those offered pre-test genetic counseling after surgery improved their informed decision-making. Patients in both groups showed increases in their cancer knowledge with pre-test genetic counseling.
The study, funded by the American Cancer Society, appeared in a recent issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
Given the role of breast cancer gene status in treatment and risk management, breast cancer patients with certain risk factors may benefit from pre-test genetic counseling and genetic testing at or near the time of initial diagnosis, suggested the researchers.
"However, health care providers may be concerned that women with cancer may be at increased risk for distress, particularly if genetic counseling and genetic testing occur at a time near cancer diagnosis and treatment," said study lead co-author Susan T. Vadaparampil, Ph.D., an associate member of Health Outcomes & Behavior at Moffitt. "Yet, few studies have examined whether this is the case, and little is known about the specific impact of pre-test genetic counseling on cancer knowledge, psychosocial adjustment and decision-making about genetic testing for breast cancer patients before or during treatment."
To address this question, Vadaparampil and colleagues recently completed a study of 103 patients, 87 who had undergone surgery and 16 who had not. They ranged in age from 24 to 69. Patients enrolled in this study met with a master's degree-level, trained genetic health professional to obtain a risk assessment based on personal and family genetic history. Patients also received education about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and discussed the limitations of genetic testing.
"Before surgery, patients may feel overwhelmed by additional risk information and surgical treatment implications presented during genetic counseling," explained study lead co-author Juliette Christie, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow in Moffitt's Behavioral Oncology Training Program. "After surgery, patients may be concerned about their personal and family member's genetic vulnerability."
"When speaking with a before-surgery patient, genetic counselors may need to focus on addressing perceived risks associated with genetic testing and how those align with patient values," Vadaparampil said. "Protocols may need to be adapted to meet the specific needs and perspectives of before-surgery breast cancer patients to ensure timely and effective decision-making after pre-test genetic counseling."
The researchers reported that "trends suggest pre-test genetic counseling decreases overall decisional conflict for after-surgery patients and it is possible that (these) patients gain increased understanding of the benefits and risks of previous and potential treatment and surgical options."
In this study, both before- and after-surgery patient groups reported increases in cancer knowledge after pre-test genetic counseling. Before-surgery patients reported decreases in cancer-related distress and intrusive thoughts.
"Our data suggest that in the weeks following pre-test genetic counseling, cancer-related knowledge in both before- and after-surgery groups increased, distress in before-surgery patients decreased, and informed decision-making in after-surgery patients improved," concluded the authors.
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Several years ago, kidnap – for – ransom was such a big problem in the Philippines, that when you randomly approach a Filipino – Chinese, that person will surely have a relative, or a relative of a relative, or a friend of relative, or a relative of a friend who have been a victim of kidnapping for ransom. It was such a big problem here in the Philippines, and several of kidnap victims ended being dead.
This must have been about ten to fifteen years ago.
One time I got a frantic call from a distant cousin. Apparently her father – in – law was kidnapped, and she was asking for help as to what she can do. What mantras to recite to ensure the safety of her father – in – law. I was at a lost and didn't know how to help her and so I have to call my Guru Lama.
My Guru Lama then instructed me to ask my distant cousin to recite THE SOVEREIGN KING OF SUTRAS, THE SUBLIME GOLDEN LIGHT. The sutra is also known as the SUVARNAPRABHĀSA SUTRA, or THE KING OF GLORIOUS SUTRA, or THE SUTRA OF GOLDEN LIGHT, or what is more popularly known as THE GOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA.
THE GOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA is a long sutra but is regarded as one of the most powerful sutra by some lineages. I just would like to add a caveat that for me all sutras are equally powerful and important, it really just depends as to how you use it.
One of the more noteworthy themes of the sutra is the importance for leaders of the nations, or even businesses, or towns or cities to strive for good karma, because their karma is connected to the ones or to the nations that they lead. Because it is said their karma may lead to disaster or the blessing of an entire nation. Hence, the sutra also earned great importance or esteem as a sutra for protecting countries and is often suggested to be public read to ward off threats.
Even Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives high regard to this sutra and has numerously stated that when a person is in danger that person should recite this sutra together with THE DIAMOND OF PERFECT WISDOM SUTRA.
Because this sutra is long, if there is no emergency one can recite a few chapters at a time. However, in times of danger it is best to recite the sutra in one session.
As mentioned my Guru Lama that my cousin and her family should recite this sutra and that if possible request for a temple to chant it twice to thrice a day until they have ensured the safety of her father – in – law.
My cousin and her husband did just that. They even requested the temple of my Guru Lama to do the continuous chanting, w/c they have to make a monetary donation for the various important offerings. On the fourth day, the father – in – law rang their doorbell. They were all surprised because they haven't paid the ransom because the ransom that they were asking for a too high and they're unable to raise the amount yet. But from what they are able to gather from the father – in – law is that seeing his old age, he was 76 at that time, they have decided not to tie him and just lock him in a room. At first they were quite rude towards him, however, as soon as they locked him up inside a room, they've pretty much left him on his own. He was not released, he actually sort of escaped. I used the term "sort of" because what happened was one day he just heard a commotion, as if the people outside the room were in an emergency. After that he felt there was absolute silence and that nobody seems to be around. That's when he tested the knob and was surprised to see that it was not locked from the outside. He then cautiously stepped out and soon realized that the kidnappers are all gone. When he step out, he debated whether to call his family or not, but like most Filipino – Chinese he erred on the side of being too cautious and decided to just try to go home on his own. He found out where he was, and because he was dirty, somebody took pity on him and decided to bring him home, but again; still fearful he said he'd just ask for money so he can take a cab. Surprisingly the person gave him more than enough money for him to go home. He then decided to take longer route and when he was sure that he was not being followed that's when he asked to be drop off his house. They never found out who kidnapped him.
My cousin, her husband, and her in – laws, truly believed that it is because of the reciting of THE GOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA that freed the father – in – law.
Honestly speaking, although the sutra is quite long, I will always make it a point that this a sutra that I get to regularly recite at least once a week.
In fact, those of you who have the highly regarded and what is considered as the world's most powerful amulet in the Buddhist pantheon called Vajrapani Ruel, might be happy to know that THE GOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA talked about Bodhisattva Vajrapani extensively. It is this sutra that called Bodhisattva Vajrapani as the "great general of Yakshas". Thus when you have the Vajrapani Ruel and you recite this sutra, it will enhanced the power of your Vajrapani Ruel thus making it more effective.
Furthermore, other than Vajrapani Bodhisattva, THE GOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA talks about various others Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. But we should not be deluded into believing that this sutra is only for protection in times of trouble and conflict. Because according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche is practically for everything even for financial luck, peace, harmony, etc. Allow me to directly quote him here:
At the beginning of the Sutra of Golden Light, Buddha Shakyamuni, the Tathagata, the Arhat, the Fully Enlightened, calls to anyone experiencing misery and affliction, bad health, poverty, loss, abuse, ill will, fear, nightmares, or other harms. He says to make the mind virtuous and to come and listen.
This "King of Glorious Sutras," contains everything needed, from daily happiness to complete enlightenment. It contains a heart-rending practice of confession and rejoicing, profound teachings on dependent arising, reliable assurances of protection, guidelines for ideal government, and awe-inspiring stories of the Buddha's previous lives, in which the Buddha shows how, even before he had completely eliminated the delusions, he liberated countless beings from the ocean of suffering through compassion and personal courage.
See how powerful it is. Hope this sutra brings you blessings and protection like it did to so many people. I will share other stories about this sutra in the future. In the mean time you can download the sutra by clicking here: The Golden Light Sutra.
Note: Light an incense while reciting this sutra will help double the merits of the act.
But remember, as always when reciting a sutra one has to chant 3x NAMO FUNDAMENTAL TEACHER SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
Followed by the Sutra Opening Gatha:
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Can Complexity Thinking Fix Capitalism?
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Can Complexity Thinking Advance Management and Fix Capitalism?
"An intense effort at regulating the banks has side-stepped the root cause—a lack of transparency—and instead has tried to build fences around the problem. But fences won't help in the case of a global financial meltdown: the amounts of money involved are just too large. If we want to avoid an even larger meltdown in future, the only solution is to have transparency on what the banks are up to. It's possible that complexity thinkers like Mark Buchanan may be able to help devise mechanisms that constitute a step towards the needed transparency. But the key requirement here is political will to insist on transparency, not the modelling of complexity science"
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Save on Construction Equipment just announced the launch of its new website, saveonheavyequipment.com. The new site, powered by Ebay, is to offer "pre-owned heavy equipment, available online for discount prices." Users can bid on heavy equipment regularly (Backhoe Loaders, Crawler Dozers & Loaders, Trailers, Asphalt & Concrete Pavers, Lifts, Graders, Cranes, Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Stump Grinders, Wood Chippers, etc.). In addition, there are also attachments, parts, and even manuals available to buy. There is the "bid option" and also a "buy now" option for some of the products. Click here for the original press release.
Although online auctions may not appear to be the best way to sell/purchase heavy equipment and parts, some have found it efficient and had good success. The city of Cottage Grove, MN has found that they get better trade in value through selling used equipment on Ebay than through local auctions. The city management analyst, Brian Voelker, states that they can get 200-300 users from across the United States by listing items on Ebay, compared to roughly 20 users at local auctions. Click here for the full story.
With e-commerce steadily increasing across the globe, it is vital for businesses to offer products and services online, even in the heavy equipment industry. With sites such as Save on Heavy Equipment, as well as others, you might just find the equipments or attachments you are looking for–at a competitive price!


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Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Four Sparrow Marsh - Invasive Phragmites
As one of the 20 most invasive plants in New York State, phragmites (Phragmites australis), also known as the common reed or "phrag," have become a ubiquitous part of New York City's landscape. Clusters of phragmites can be found fringing the ponds and marshes of many city parks such as this one. Great Kills Park in Staten Island, Idlewild Park and Alley Pond Park in Queens, Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, and Marine Park in Brooklyn have large concentrations of phrag. The plants are capable of living anywhere that stagnant or slow moving fresh water is found, including vacant lots, ditches, and along roadways, as well as in marshes and wetlands. Phragmites will take over any area where the soil has been disturbed. This aggressive reed outcompetes any pre-existing vegetation, leading to thick, choking stands that can grow to 15 feet in height. The name phragmites comes from phragma, Greek for 'fence' or 'barrier.' Phragmites grows so vigorously that it even reaches through paved streets.
Phragmites are considered to be a "cosmopolitan" species – one that grows throughout the world – but in recent years it has become particularly invasive, taking over other species' habitats. It is not clear why phragmites suddenly began spreading so rapidly. Some ecologists believe that a new strain, genetically different from the native American species, was recently introduced from Europe. Anthropogenic, or human-caused, changes to soils also may have promoted phragmites growth. Increased nutrients and pollutants from fertilizers, sewage discharge, and urban stormwater runoff give phragmites a competitive advantage over other plants. Whatever the reason for phragmites' spread, the population of the reed in the Northeast has skyrocketed in recent years, to the detriment of other plant and animal species.
Young phragmites is good for livestock feed, but local wildlife does not generally consume it. Occasionally, waterfowl may eat its seeds, muskrats its stems and rhizomes; but overall, phragmites provides poorer nutrition than the plant species it replaces. Although the thick strands provide good thermal cover for molting waterfowl, most birds do not nest where there is an abundance of phragmites, leading to dwindling bird populations. Phragmites adjacent to a salt marsh usually grows above the daily tides, limiting their use as a fish habitat to the rare spring tide that brings them to high elevations. In coastal areas, introducing tidal flow and planting salt marsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), which is very salt-tolerant, can restrict phragmites growth. Other control efforts include herbicide use, which is effective but also leads to eradication of non-target species; cutting, which induces the same problem; and summer burning, which can actually encourage stronger growth by adding nutrients to the soil.
The invasive tendencies of phragmites are not completely negative. Thanks to their aggressive growth patterns, phragmites is able to remove enormous quantities of contaminants from degraded soils and wetlands. In England, where the plant is used to make thatched roofs, mats, and other weavings, phragmites is endangered, and ecologists there are exploring restoration methods.
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Alumnus Added to Football Hall of Fame
This spring, Jeff Wittman '93 made history by becoming only the second Ithaca Bomber ever to be elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. A three-time all-American, Wittman broke 16 rushing and scoring records in his career as a fullback for the Bombers. In 1991 he led his team to the Division III national title, scoring three touchdowns and earning MVP honors.
Today, Wittman teaches physical education at his alma mater, Gates Chili High School in Rochester, New York. He will be officially inducted this August in Atlanta.


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"These stars are much more massive than the sun, even as much as 200 times more massive," Trombley says. "The mass distribution of these stars can tell astronomers about massive star formation, a topic which remains a theoretical challenge."
Trombley's thesis adviser, Don Figer, director of RIT's Center for Detectors, is an expert on massive stars.
"Christine's research has been a tour de force representing work that she has done with me since 2007," Figer says. "I expect her to go on and have a successful research career in the fields of massive stars and massive star clusters."
The conferral of Trombley's degree will bring closure to the inaugural class of astrophysical sciences and technology students that started the program in 2008, says Andrew Robinson, director of astrophysical sciences and technology.
"Christine was the first AST student to win an external fellowship—a NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship—and when she graduates in May, she will also become the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the AST program," Robinson says.
Trombley is currently looking for a postdoctoral fellowship to continue her astrophysical research on massive stars and add to the collective understanding of the world.
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The Danger of Day-Tight Compartments
Last week I mentioned the old Dale Carnegie quote about living in day-tight compartments. I may need to get out of my compartment a bit and get updated on a few things. If you recall, I had mentioned how I switch back and forth between processor families, and lately I was programming some PIC 16F-series chips. Although Microchip (the maker of the PIC) has some chips that handle C nicely, I mentioned I prefer assembly for that particular family, because the architecture was poorly suited for C.
Microchip nicely mentioned to me that I had not been paying attention to their press releases. The "Enhanced mid-range" family (like the 16F193X, for example) has the same basic architecture as the "traditional" 16F family, but also has some features that help C compilers.
In particular, the devices have:
- A 16-level call and return stack and better interrupt stack handling
- Two FSR registers so you can use one as a software stack pointer (for example) and another for pointer dereferencing
- You can use the FSR to read (but not write) to program memory in a linear fashion, which makes storing constants and tables in flash easier
The chips have some other nice features, but those are the main ones that apply to C programming. Microchip also pointed out that some C compilers do strenuous optimization, and I did mention it was possible to overcome some of the banking inefficiency with optimization. On the other hand, I have not seen a plain vanilla GCC that does that type of optimization. True, you can get somewhat limited licenses for many of the compilers for free, but if you want the full blown thing, there is a cost.
But still, the new architecture sounds like it would be a boon to compiler writers and (when I get a few devices in) I'll look at how the compiler generates some code.
I appreciated Microchip pointing out these relatively new chips, and as I mentioned last week, I'm a fan of the PIC for a lot of different reasons. Having a workable C compiler for these inexpensive and widely-available chips just makes it even better.
What I was really happy about, however, was the Microchip MPLAB X, which runs nicely under my OS of choice, Linux. I promised that this week I'd show you a little bit about MPLAB X under Linux, and I'm as good as my word.
The IDE is based on Netbeans (see the Figure) which is, of course, a Java program so it isn't too surprising that it runs well under Linux. Netbeans is on par with other modern development environments — it interfaces with bug trackers, version control, and additional tools you expect to use while writing software.
Probably the most interesting thing, however, is that MPLAB can also operate with several different debugging back ends. For example, I have it connected to an inexpensive (under US $40) PICKit 3, which lets MPLAB debug code live on the chip. There are also more expensive options that have correspondingly more sophisticated features. If you just want to experiment, MPLAB can also use a software simulator so you don't have to have any hardware at all. Just beware. There are a few things that don't work right in the simulator on certain parts (and this is typically documented). It can be frustrating to debug code for a few hours only to discover the simulator doesn't simulate the I/O device you are trying to control.
I could go on about MPLAB, but I decided that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video should be good for a million or so. That's why I did a little project walk through that you can find on DDJ TV.
I'll be looking at the PIC more in the near future, including some techniques that apply to many types of processors in the same category. Got a favorite PIC trick or tool? Put it in a comment and maybe it will show up in a future blog.


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Hello sports fans! March Madness dribbles on. There was blood on the court yesterday: MTV absolutely slaughtered Ms. Pacman with 82% of the votes, and Team Grunge put a beat down on poor old Macaulay Culkin, winning 74% of the votes. Pour some out for the fallen homies real quick, and then move on: We've got our Sweet Sixteen now and more games to play!
So. Today in the '80s amphitheater, Cocaine is up against Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. All the competitors are white and peppy, but Cocaine is ranked at number one for a reason: It's got an edge. Enjoyed worldwide and not just in shopping malls. Children behave! Sing it with me now: Ooh, I know what you're thinking… I see it in your eyes. You want to give cocaine another try… Then again, there's a ton of power in those five simple words: I think we're alone now.
Meanwhile, things are getting downright dangerous in the '90s stadium. East Coast vs. West Coast Rap is rolling down its tinted windows, pulling out a gat and aiming right for TRL. But you never know… perhaps the sheer raw force of teens screaming in Carson Daly's direction can deflect the bullets?
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Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with news on Prince Harry, Sam Claflin and more.
Check this out: Royal warn tabloids
Pictures of a naked Prince Harry in Vegas are all over the Internet, but there were no pictures in the British tabloids. That is because royal officials warned all the publications that printing the images would infringe on the prince's privacy. However, that didn't stop Ireland's Evening Herald from running a picture on the front page, according to NewsDay.com. Click the link above to read more.
Trending topic: Sam Claflin
Sam Claflin, one of Hollywood's up-and-coming stars, has landed the role of Finnick Odair in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." The film is the second installment in the series. Click the link above to read more about the young actor.
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Last month, FlowingData crunched some numbers to come up with the 35 most unisex baby names in the U.S. since 1930. Here's the list:
- Jessie
- Marion
- Jackie
- Alva
- Ollie
- Jody
- Cleo
- Kerry
- Frankie
- Guadalupe
- Carey
- Tommie
- Angel
- Hollis
- Sammie
- Jamie
- Kris
- Robbie
- Tracy
- Merrill
- Noel
- Rene
- Johnnie
- Ariel
- Jan
- Devon
- Cruz
- Michel
- Gale
- Robin
- Dorian
- Casey
- Dana
- Kim**
- Shannon
I'm not sure exactly what criteria were used to create the rankings, but it looks like the top unisex names on this list were the top-1,000 names that "stuck around that 50-50 split" the longest from 1930 to 2012.
(In contrast, my unisex baby names page lists any name on the full list to fall within the 25-75 to 75-25 range, but only in the most recent year on record.)
The FlowingData post also mentions that, though the data is pretty noisy, there might be "a mild upward trend" over the years in the number of babies with a unisex name.
**In 1957, Johnny Carson's 5-year-old son Kim had his name changed to Richard because he'd been having "a little trouble over his name being mistaken for a girl's."
Source: The most unisex names in US history
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The use of valerian root was traced back to as early as thousands of years ago with enough proof till the second century. However, its medicinal way of use have been constantly changing over time, treating one illness to another.
Valerian has been widely growing in Europe, North America, and Asia .It became a popular mild sedative in the ancient times for thousands of years since the Romans, Indians, Greeks and Chinese use it frequently.
Studies from the University of Maryland Medical Center, as reported by the Live Strong, proved that valerian root is generally safe when taken as directed and in prescribed amounts. But before adding valerian root to your diet, it is much better to consult with a qualified medical practitioner to know if valerian root tea will be good for your health.
Medicinal Use of Valerian Root
One of the earliest use of valerian root is to treat sleeping problems and anxiety. A lot of people had and are still suffering from insomnia – and valerian root has been widely proven effective to treat this illness because it contains a specific chemical that has a sedative effect. However, researchers are still debating as to how the mechanism for sleep aid works. Some experts from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say that a chemical compound called valepotriates is responsible for the sedative effect while some theorized that the breakdown of the compound forming byproducts that release the sleepiness effect.
Some people seeking for herbal medication for anxiety are recommended to take valerian root. Studies have shown that some chemicals in plant bind safely to the receptors in the brain resulting in relaxation.
Valerian root tea for sleep and anxiety may work for some people, but these are serious illnesses that require medical consultation first, advised by the MedLine. Read more info on valerian root tea for sleep.
Other Valerian Tea High Health Benefits
Aside from being popular as insomnia and anxiety remedy, it also helps treat indigestion, irritability, hysteria, tension, panic attacks, depression, muscle cramps and reduces high blood pressure. Another popular use is its diuretic property so people who are trying to shred off some calories include it in their diet.
Another medical use is for menstrual symptoms. Women with menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea and pain are advised to drink a cup or two during their cycle. Because of this, valerian root tea and pregnancy is not a good match since it may induce abortion even though that still needs to be supported by scientific research, as mentioned by the Herbal Teas Online. See more valerian root tea benefits.
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A simple recipe can be made with a teaspoon full of dried or fresh valerian roots boiled with 170 millimeters of water for 10 minutes. The mixture will be strained to remove roots and addition of milk, lemon, honey or other sweeteners will give a different flavor to the tasty drink. Learn more on how to make a healthy valerian root tea recipe.
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WebOS Still Stuck in Limbo
WebOS Still Stuck in Limbo
There was a time when webOS was a genuine contender in the mobile sector, but unfortunately all that has been put on hold indefinitely. HP bought Palm, and along with it, webOS, that once had the potential to challenge Apple's iOS.
Unfortunately, due to a myriad of reasons, webOS didn't succeed in mounting a noticeable challenge, and instead had been over taken by the now dominant Android OS.
And now, to further compound its problems, is the fact that HP, who tried briefly and unsuccessfully to launch webOS devices, is now undecided when it comes to webOS's fate, according to AllThingsD.
That means that webOS will be further neglected, and fall further behind in terms of development -- not very appealing for a potential buyer.
But of course, it probably isn't easy to make the right decision without taking the time to mull over every single aspect.
"It's really important to me to make the right decision, not the fast decision," Whitman said, according to The Verge. "If HP decides to do this (keep webOS), we're going to do it in a very significant way, over a multiyear period."
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Sharp begins making full HD display for smartphones
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Sharp has started to make a 5-inch display for smartphones with a 1080-by-1920 pixel resolution.
The size and the full HD resolution equals 443 ppi, according to the struggling company, which last month said it would mortgages display factories to secure an emergency loan.
The resolution compares to the iPhone 5's 326 ppi and 306 ppi on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III.
However, Sharp isn't the only company working on next-generation full HD displays. Earlier this year, LG Display introduced one that has the same size and resolution.
The development of these two products hint that displays will continue to be a focus for device makers as they compete to convince users to buy their latest high-end smartphone.
This year, 1280-by-720 pixel resolution became the standard among high-end Android-based smartphones, and the panels from LG and Sharp allow products to improve even further.
Sharp's new LCD panel uses continuous grain silicon technology, a new pixel design and a production process to achieve the same number of pixels in a smartphone-size screen as there are in a full HD LCD TV, the company said.
Production began at the end of September and full-scale production will begin in October.
The company didn't say when the first smartphones equipped with the display would arrive. But the display will be on show in Sharp's booth at the CEATEC Japan consumer electronics show, which starts Tuesday.
The next big opportunities for smartphone announcements are CES in January and Mobile World Congress in February.
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Voter turnout in Norwich has been heavy through the first half of the day, with a citywide turnout topping 14 percent as of 3 p.m., according to city registrars.
And more than 10 people have used a new law allowing for Election Day registration to cast a vote. Officials say the city is on pace to hit total turnout of around 23 percent by the time polls close at 8 p.m.
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Spring Cleaning Organization TipsApril 17, 2018 12:00 am
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Here I sit at my PC at the end of September 2012 and wonder where all the time went. Looking back on this past month, "lackluster" is the only thing I can come up with to describe it. Maybe I am just a little extra grumpy today and if that is the case, please accept my apologies up front. However, I can't help but look at this past month and not wonder what good came from it. My colleagues and I have conversed back and forth several times about how dry the news cycles seem to be in regards to the tech industry. Not that there isn't any news, but most of it lacks any pizzazz or appeal for our audience. This could be the result of an abysmal global economy. However, I believe there is a greater underlying issue and the wretched economy is merely a symptom of that issue. The issue I speak of is the severe lack of INNOVATION! Google search defines innovate:
Make changes in something established, esp. by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
We've had no shortage of press releases from high tech vendors touting their innovation, but I ask you, which of those supposed innovations has made you want to dump out your pocketbook and go shopping? To be honest, this reality isn't all bad, that is if you have the ability to think creatively and the guts to take a risk in this market.
Exhibit A
In my case against the tech industry, let me introduce exhibit A, Apple. Go to Apple's website, http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/, and see "what's new". Notice, I went ahead and put the entire URL there because I want you to see that Apple literally put the words "whats-new" in the link. Now glance down the page and tell me what is the first thing you see listed. Here's what I see, "Maps Take a Whole New Turn". Seriously I don't even know where to begin here. Let's start with their original logic. You're telling me that with all the genius that resides in the headquarters of Apple, the most innovative new thing they could add to their IOS was a map? Please let me jump off the couch, go trade in my iPhone 4S, which by the way, many AT&T users have found that their upgrades aren't available for upgrade to the iPhone 5 yet, and shell out massive dough for an upgrade. Of course, if you have the iPhone 4S, you can upgrade its IOS to 6 for free, but then you'll probably end up like my boss who came to me freaking out because he no longer has Google Maps anymore. But Apple gave you a map, right? Yeah and unless you've been sleeping under a rock, you know by now that Apple CEO, Tim Cook, had to write a public apology for the horrid piece of work their map turned out to be. Now, to my second question. Why in the world is that stupid map still listed as your number one addition on your IOS 6 "what's new" page? Unfortunately, the lack of innovation doesn't stop there. Siri gets some tweaks by adding additional languages and letting you ask for sports scores. Facebook is much more integrated into IOS 6. Yet with all these lackluster features, people are flocking to get their iPhone 5's. This to me, is beyond all logic and speaks volumes about the cult that is Apple. Now there are some who believe Apple is going to pull us out of the recession. Folks I don't know if you realize that kicking out Google Maps and YouTube from Apple makes them more of a closed system. A closed system stands to help no one besides the ones inside that closed system.


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I have an issue at the moment, on some Windows 10 Fall Creators Update machines, where after our DLL is injected into Microsoft Edge it uses a really high amount of CPU (between 80-100%). This happens via the user-mode injection when Edge is already started and we start our product. If Edge starts later and the kernel injection kicks in, it does not have a problem.
The strange thing is that this behaviour does not happen on all similar systems, and looking at ProcMon Edge is in a loop access a set of registry keys. Where it normally accesses a few hundred registry values without our DLL injected, it is access the same 20 values millions of times a minute, which is where I think the CPU usage might be coming from.
The versions of our product's that I can reproduce this issue with, span back a number of MadCodeHook releases, so its nothing new.
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Master data management is an emerging technique for organizing silos of information
To understand what master data management is, you need to understand the three types of organizational data, according to an Oracle white paper published last December: Transactional Data is generated during the actual operation of the organization. The Internal Revenue Service, for instance, could count the data on the tax forms it receives as transactional data. Such data is usually stored in online transaction processing tables, which are designed to be updated frequently.Master Data covers all the entities, such as individuals, products or regulations that initiate or are otherwise involved in the organization's transactions. They can be people, companies, assets or even regulations. They can be, and usually are, referenced in more than one system in the organization.Analytical Data can be used to produce reports and generally help organizations make decisions. The IRS, for instance, can produce reports on how much tax money was collected or how many returns were filed. This type of data tends to be stored in data warehouses or data marts, which support heavy aggregation and data mining.Because master data elements are used across different systems, they must be represented with consistency so that the analytical information that is produced from transactions can be tallied and analyzed with accuracy. For a copy of the white paper, go to GCN.com/818.
ON TRACK: The District of Columbia's Bill Kirkendale says master data management helped streamline development of a data warehouse to track criminal offender supervision and treatment.
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Liberty, Equality and Poor Sportsmanship
I hate to pile on the French since this hasn't been one of the best weeks in their history but I have to add one more thing before we let this go. As you have probably noticed, I have a little thing about sportsmanship. This is somewhat awkward since I tend to be a terrible sport myself and have even been known to throw at opposing batters while playing softball (yeah, seriously). But, knowing this weakness in myself makes it much easier to spot it in others.
For every Armando Galarraga there's an Alex Rodriguez. For every Nancy Kerrigan there's a Tonya Harding. And for every Carlos Parreira there's a Raymond Domenech. Raymond Domenech? Maybe this will refresh your memory:
Refusing to shake the hand of your opposite number on the world's biggest stage is not exactly the best way to end a career. It's not like Parreira had insulted Domenech's mother and sister the way Italian defender, Marco Materazzi, is reputed to have done in the lead up to Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt during the final of the 2006 World Cup.
And you know what, even if he had insulted Domenech's mother wouldn't the ultimate payback be shaking the man's hand and showing that you're the bigger person?
It has been a rough few weeks for the French. Their retirement age is about to go up to 62 and their World Cup team has become the biggest French snafu since the Maginot Line. However, intractable situations give us all the opportunity to shine and Domenech totally missed his. Me, I just make sure I'm not pitching when I play softball.


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A little mouse called Delia lives in a hole in the bottom of a tree.....How many days will it be before Delia has to take the same route again?
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
You can trace over all of the diagonals of a pentagon without lifting your pencil and without going over any more than once. Can the same thing be done with a hexagon or with a heptagon?
I start my journey in Rio de Janeiro and visit all the cities as Hamilton described, passing through Canberra before Madrid, and then returning to Rio. What route could I have taken?
This article for teachers discusses examples of problems in which there is no obvious method but in which children can be encouraged to think deeply about the context and extend their ability to. . . .
Think about the mathematics of round robin scheduling.
Investigate the number of paths you can take from one vertex to another in these 3D shapes. Is it possible to take an odd number and an even number of paths to the same vertex?
This drawing shows the train track joining the Train Yard to all the stations labelled from A to S. Find a way for a train to call at all the stations and return to the Train Yard.
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Envisat captures South Korea's crude oil leak
Crude oil from the wrecked 146 000-ton tanker, Hebei Spirit, is seen polluting the sea off South Korea in this Envisat image.
More than 10 000 tons of oil from the tanker is reported to have leaked into the sea since colliding with another vessel on Friday 7 December. The South Korean government has declared the coastal regions, located southwest of Seoul, where oil is washing onto their beaches disaster areas.
This image was acquired today at 01:40 UTC by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) aboard ESA's Envisat, while operating in its wide-swath mode covering an area approximately 400 km by 400 km.
The presence of oil on the sea surface damps down smaller wind generated waves. It is these waves that reflect the radar signal back in the direction of the source. When they are damped, the reflected power measured by the radar is reduced, causing oil slicks to be seen as dark areas on an otherwise brighter sea.
ASAR, like other space-based radar systems, essentially provide its own source of illumination and operates at longer wavelengths than optical sensors. This enables it to observe the Earth's surface at night and through thick cloud cover.


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The husband of DU, my friend and reader, asked DU whether he'll have a difficult year in 2015 because he was born under the sign of the Ox, and for those who are familiar with Feng Shui they know that Ox in the Chinese Animal Zodiac chart is right across the Sheep, which makes the Ox an 'opposing' sign of the Sheep.
This is a very common misconception, which stems out from two factors. One, although I always say that relationships are worked on, the truth is its more difficult for people with opposing sign to get along harmoniously. They have to work on the relationship harder. For example, Ox is going to be more difficult to get along with a Sheep, a Rat with a Horse, and Pig with a Snake, so on and so forth. Please refer to the image. So taking this into consideration a lot of people believe that if you have an opposing sign you'll naturally have a bad year ahead of you. However, this is not always the case. In fact, my own analysis for the year shows that for this year, most Ox born people will still have a good year ahead of them. You can read my previous posts about the forecast for the year.
- 2015 Year of the Wood Sheep Feng Shui Forecast Base On Bazi, Flying Star, and 24 Mountain Stars Formula: A Balanced Year Filled with Wealth and Resources But May Be Ruled By Arguments and Fighting (Part 1)
- 2015 Year of the Wood Sheep Feng Shui Forecast Base On Bazi, Flying Star, and 24 Mountain Stars Formula: A Balanced Year Filled with Wealth and Resources But May Be Ruled By Arguments and Fighting (Part 2)
- 2015 Year of the Wood Sheep Feng Shui Forecast for the 12 Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs
- The Holy Trinity of Protection: 2015 Year of the Wood Sheep Essential Cures
The second factor why this belief came about is because of the communism of China. Mao ZeDong and his successors like Deng XiaoPing, strictly banned the use of Feng Shui, in fact, Feng Shui masters and/or experts are sent to hard labor. But, belief in Feng Shui is ingrained amongst Chinese, so like Buddhism and Taoism, the Chinese government was unable to totally repress it. So when the government realized that they couldn't eradicate Feng Shui in people's lives, they decided to control it instead.
Communist China did to Feng Shui what they did to religion. They can't take away Buddhism, Taoism, and Catholicism is the country so they controlled it instead. Most of you know about the religions in China having the official and unofficial version. Depending on whom you ask, the Chinese government believes that they have the official version, and the official religions whose leaders are mostly abroad to avoid being kidnapped by the government and put into forced 'vacation', are considered the unofficial version. But elsewhere, outside Mainland China, obviously the official version is the Church 'controlled' (for the lack of term) religion, and the unofficial is the Chinese government controlled religion. The control is so strict that the government names their own bishops or archbishops, and in the case of Tibetan Buddhism they kidnapped the real Panchen Lama and installed their own Panchen Lama. The 11th Panchen Lama was kidnapped last May 17, 1995 together with his whole family. Nobody has seen them since and the Chinese government has installed a fake 11th Panchen Lama!
Going back to Feng Shui, although the government doesn't allow Feng Shui experts or masters to continue doing Feng Shui, it is said that they continue to practice Feng Shui under strict control of the Chinese government. They're only allowed to do Feng Shui for high-ranking officials of the government. As a result a lot of them sneak out and practiced Feng Shui in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For the general public, the Chinese government then gave licenses for 'illegitimate' Feng Shui masters to do Feng Shui for the people. Thus a lot of Feng Shui misconception has arise from these government – controlled Feng Shui masters.
A lot these government – controlled Feng Shui masters knows only some very basic rules about Feng Shui, thus they will say that if the ruling animal sign is your opposing sign then you'll have bad luck, and they were also the ones who said that North is really bad.
They may be considered correct if that's the only thing you should consider, but Feng Shui is not a simple formula of opposing and friendly signs, because Feng Shui is about animal signs, bazi/Paht Chee, elemental formula, 8 trigrams formula, flying stars, 24 mountains, Ho – Tu, auxiliary stars, and a lot more. All these formula should not be taken as a stand alone, they should be a combination and their relation to each other should be considered!
It's true that if your sign is the opposing sign of the ruling sign of the year, in this case for 2015 the Ox is the opposing sign of the Sheep, and if you only consider that formula then the sure answer is you'll have a bad year. However, I remember the FM radio DJ, Chico Garcia, saying on radio once that he was told that he will have a bad year because his sign is a conflicting (opposing) sign of the year but then Chico Garcia said it turn out to be one of the best year of his life. Why? Because that's not the only thing that should be considered. You have to consider all the other formulas; all the other factors that's need to be considered.
Of course, you have to remember but if you're sign is the opposing sign of the year, then you'll definitely face the God of the Year or Tai Sui (also spelled as Tai Suey) or Grand Duke Jupiter. This is easily addressed by wearing or carrying an image of a Piyao (also spelled as Pi Yao, Pi Xiu, Pixiu) that will help appease the Tai Suey. Wearing an image of the Goddess of the North Star or Dou Mu Yuan Jun is also a very effective cure because she is the mother of all the Tai Sui Gods and is said to be the only one who can subdue them.
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University of Washington Leads All SynCardia Certified Centers with 10 Implants of the Total Artificial Heart in 2012
Seattle Hospital Sets New Record for Number of Implants Performed by a SynCardia Certified Center During Its First Year
Dec 06, 2012, 09:35 ET
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that University of Washington (UW) Medical Center in Seattle has performed 10 implants of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart so far in 2012, the most of any SynCardia Certified Center this year. It also marks a new record for number of implants performed by a hospital during its first year as a SynCardia Certified Center.
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Watch video of Dr. Mokadam discussing the Total Artificial Heart and patient Chris Marshall - http://www.syncardia.com/Educational/uw-medicine-patient-gets-total-artificial-heart-and-patient-chris-marshall.html
"We utilize this device to support patients in whom left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support would be ineffective or contraindicated," said Dr. Nahush A. Mokadam, the co-director of heart transplantation and director of mechanical circulatory support at UW Medical Center. "We have implanted patients with biventricular failure with refractory ventricular tachycardia, restrictive cardiomyopathy, giant cell myocarditis, post-infarct ventricular septal defect, multiple LVAD thromboses and unreconstructable aortomitral endocarditis to name a few, and they have benefitted greatly from this technology."
In January, UW Medical Center performed its first two implants of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart during a three-day span. In March, UW became the first hospital in the Pacific Northwest to discharge a SynCardia Total Artificial Heart patient using the Freedom® portable driver. The patient, avid hiker Chris Marshall, logged more than 600 miles while he waited for his donor heart. On Sept. 12, he was successfully bridged to a heart transplant after 219 days of support. Currently, UW has four Total Artificial Heart patients waiting for a matching donor heart.
"The availability of the portable driver has given our patients the opportunity to be discharged while awaiting transplantation," said Dr. Mokadam. "This is a great advance for our program. We look forward to when the smaller devices under development become available. It will allow this lifesaving technology to be offered to a wider patient population that is currently being undertreated."
The current 70cc Total Artificial Heart fits a majority of men and some women. It is designed for use in patients with a Body Surface Area (BSA) of 1.7m² or greater. SynCardia is currently developing a smaller 50cc Total Artificial Heart designed for patients with a BSA of 1.2-1.7m².
There are currently 74 SynCardia Certified Centers worldwide, including 39 in the U.S. There are an additional 30 hospitals currently undergoing SynCardia's four-phase certification process.
The Freedom portable driver is CE approved for use in Europe and undergoing an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study in the U.S.
CAUTION – The Freedom portable driver is an investigational device, limited by United States law to investigational use.
The 50cc Total Artificial Heart is not for Human Use. This product is in the research and development phase and will not be available for sale in the United States or Europe until all regulatory requirements have been met.
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About the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart
SynCardia Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) is the privately-held manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE approved Total Artificial Heart. Originally used as a permanent replacement heart… read more
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Press Release
From: Space Frontier Foundation
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Dr. Kathryn Flanagan has been appointed the Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. The Institute is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2018.
Dr. Flanagan had been the Institute's acting Deputy Director since January 2012.
"Kathy lives and breathes space science, and has enormous experience working with NASA and the Science Mission Directorate," said Institute Director Dr. Matt Mountain. "Importantly, Kathy brings to the STScI management team a deep personal understanding and commitment to the role the Institute plays in supporting the science community."
Dr. Flanagan came to the Institute in 2007 to lead the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission, where she was responsible for the development and operations of the JWST Science and Operations Center at the Institute.
"While at the Institute, Kathy led the JWST Mission Office through some very turbulent times, and as Acting Deputy Director advocated establishing collaborative partnerships, focused especially on other Great Observatory institutions," Dr. Mountain said.
Dr. Flanagan is looking forward to tackling the challenges of the deputy director. "I am excited and privileged to be appointed Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute. The chance to serve the astronomical community as custodian for the Hubble Space Telescope today, and the James Webb Telescope Space Telescope in the future, is an exciting challenge. Working with the teams here at the Institute and my previous experience working on the Chandra X-ray Observatory, another one of NASA's Great Observatories, have instilled in me a deep appreciation for the efforts of so many people in building and operating these treasured assets, and the desire to assure their continued extraordinary productivity for as long as possible. NASA's Great Observatories are cultural icons that have changed our views about our place in the universe. It is a rare opportunity to contribute to this endeavor and I am thrilled to be able to do it as Deputy Director," Dr. Flanagan said.
Previously, Dr. Flanagan was a Principal Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research in Cambridge, Mass.
Dr. Flanagan has extensive experience in space mission development and instrument engineering. She has worked on three NASA flight instruments, and was responsible for the ground calibration of the High Energy Transmission Gratings, one of the instruments onboard the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Dr. Flanagan's community service activities include being a board member for the Maryland Science, Education and Exploration Center, past coalition board member for Project Astro, Boston, and member of the Math and Science Advisory Council for the Massachusetts Department of Education from 2002 to 2004.
Dr. Flanagan has worked closely with NASA Headquarters and was a member of the NASA Advisory Council Astrophysics Subcommittee from 2006 to 2010. She also participated in the National Academy of Sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Astro2010. Dr. Flanagan also co-chaired two NASA strategic planning documents, the 2005 NASA Roadmap for Universe Exploration and the 2006 NASA Astrophysics Division Roadmap, and served on JWST Science Assessment Team that reviewed and prioritized Webb's science capabilities in 2005.
"I am greatly looking forward to working with Kathy in her new role as we continue to push the scientific boundaries with the Hubble telescope, and prepare for Hubble 2.0, the James Webb Space Telescope," Dr. Mountain said.
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